京都嘉佩乐酒店丨日本京都丨隈研吾建筑都市设计事务所,Brewin Design Office

于祇园宫川町的历史街巷，一座承载着岁月记忆的旧小学校址，正静待焕发新生。在隈研吾建筑都市设计事务所与新加坡Brewin Design Office联袂呈现，将这满载故事旧址，化为一处融汇文化传承、匠造精神与当代美学的隐逸之境。京都嘉佩乐酒店将于2026年春季于此欣然启幕，以传统町屋的空间哲思为设计灵感，将光影流转、材质肌理与空间层次徐徐铺陈，呼应古都的城市韵律，于移步易景间引领宾客开启一段探索与感悟的悠然旅程。

In Kyoto’s historic Miyagawa-chō district, a former primary school building has been transformed by renowned Japanese architectural studio Kengo Kuma and Associates and Singapore-based interior design studio Brewin Design Office into an intimate expression of cultural continuity, craftsmanship and contemporary design. Opening in Spring 2026, Capella Kyoto reimagines the machiya—the traditional townhouses iconic in Kyoto—as a contemplative composition of light and materials that, like the city itself, unfolds through layered thresholds, intimate reveals, and moments of discovery.

▼入口，Entrance © Capella Kyoto

宫川町的宁谧之境，承载古都的精神回响

A Tranquil Setting in Miyagawa-chō, Echoing Kyoto’s Spirit

宫川町这片宁静之地，始终承载着古都的精神底蕴。“这里虽处中心，却保有未经雕琢的静谧，围绕着建仁寺，散发出深沉的安宁。”建筑设计师隈研吾说道，“这份静，是我们希望融入酒店肌理的、不可或缺的核心气韵。”隈研吾在设计中延续京都传统町屋的紧密尺度与街巷韵律，以谦逊的低层建筑体量，轻触并融入古城原有的肌理与呼吸。Brewin Design Office 则携手本地匠人，以当代设计语言重新诠释传统工艺，将漆艺、和纸、陶器、青铜与木材被精心编织于空间的每个角落，这不仅是对材质的组合，更是一场关于时间与触感的诗意对话，于细微处再现匠心传承的温度。

“Miyagawa-chō is situated in the city centre of Kyoto. While at the popular part of the town, the area retains a tranquil, unspoilt air centred around the venerable temple Kenninji,” says Kengo Kuma. “We found this ‘tranquillity’ paramount, and considered it essential to transfer it into the hotel.” Kuma’s architecture respects the intimate scale and rhythm of Kyoto’s characterful latticework lanes, creating a low-rise form that harmonises with the surrounding streets. Collaborating with local artisans, Brewin Design Office reinterpreted traditional craft techniques through a contemporary lens, bringing together lacquer, washi, ceramic, bronze and timber in ways that celebrate texture and touch.

▼前厅，Atrium © Capella Kyoto

根植在地人文，当代町屋的再生

A modern machiya rooted in place

酒店毗邻京都最古老的禅宗寺院建仁寺，与宫川町歌舞练场相邻而立。在这片久负盛名的艺伎与舞伎文化的核心地带，89 间客房从传统町屋中汲取灵感，狭长临街立面、深邃的渐进空间与浓缩自然意趣的壶庭苔园，共同构筑出独特而私密的居停体验。那座冠以“唐破风”屋顶的露天庭院，是酒店建筑的点睛之笔。这一波浪形的屋面，起初用于寺社山门、城堡与重要仪轨建筑，后又成为歌舞伎剧场与歌舞练场的象征，如今于京都嘉佩乐酒店的庭院中再次承载传统与现代相遇的精神。隈研吾分享道：“京都的学校深深扎根于这片土地的滋养，而小学校址本身，便是社区记忆与情感的交汇点。我们选择保留并重塑庭院空间，正是希望延续这份珍贵的公共属性，并致力于构建一个能够连接过去与现在、融合社区文脉的“当代容器”。”

Located steps from Kenninji – Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple – and Miyagawa-cho’s celebrated Kaburenjo Theatre, where geiko and maiko train and perform seasonal dances, the 89-room hotel takes its architectural and design inspiration from the city’s traditional machiya – historic wooden townhouses characterised by narrow facades, deep interiors, and the uniquely compact yet rich tsuboniwa gardens. At the hotel’s heart, an enclosed courtyard is crowned by a dramatic karahafu roof – an undulating gable typically used in temple gates, castles, and other buildings of ceremonial importance, later adopted by Kabuki theatres and Kaburenjo dance halls. “Kyoto has many schools nurtured by the city itself. Primary schools by nature are places closely connected with their local communities, including the site we worked on,” Kuma notes. “We felt it was inconceivable to introduce architecture that would feel like an alien object to the community. To respect and carry forward the public nature of the school, we provided the hotel with a courtyard.”

▼庭院，Courtyard © Capella Kyoto

层叠景致，一场于京都同频的探索旅程

A layered journey of discovery

在京都嘉佩乐酒店，建筑不仅是空间，更是一段关于空间与城市文脉的沉浸式探索旅程。畏研吾说道：“京都依旧保有极鲜明的街巷性格，纵横交错的狭窄街道上，既可能邂逅宏伟殿阁，也会不经意遇见小小的庙宇与路边祠堂，这些意外与顿悟构成了漫步京都的独特节奏。我们希望将这份轻盈而灵性的氛围融入酒店的每一处转折，虽不同于宏大历史遗迹的凝重，却同样蕴含力量。”宾客抵达酒店时，将循着一条精心构筑的路径，穿梭于祇园风情的巷弄意象间。光影柔和地透过障子屏风，流水声隐约相伴，空间在“压缩与释放”中起伏，这正是京都城市节奏的诗意转译。每一步，都是视觉、听觉与感知的徐徐展开，直至步入豁然开朗的宁静之境。酒店中央的壶庭苔院与下沉式中庭相呼应，以水为脉络，共同构成了一处“沉思之境”，以自然象征的方式成为空间的精神之源。隈研吾谈道：“在京都町屋中，壶庭是凝结自然的方寸天地，我们希望以水为媒介，意在邀请每一位抵达的宾客，感知京都内在的宁静与深邃。”

Kengo Kuma’s architectural vision for Capella Kyoto is deeply rooted in his understanding of the city’s unique spatial character. “Kyoto still has a strong street character, where narrow lanes criss-cross the town,” Kuma explains. “It means that when we walk through it, we unexpectedly discover not only grand shrines and temples but also small temples or tiny roadside shrines, and small historic monuments here and there, lending a unique rhythm to exploring the streets. We wanted guests at the hotel to enjoy this rather light spiritual atmosphere of Kyoto, which differs from experiencing massive historical sites.” Rather than arriving at a conventional hotel entrance, guests are drawn through a deliberately designed sequence—narrow Gion-style alleyways lined with shoji screens, the soft murmur of concealed water, subtle pauses that encourage slower movement. This intentional compression and release mirrors the rhythm of the city itself, where discovery unfolds gradually through intimate passages and unexpected reveals. “The property’s central tsuboniwa—the traditional Japanese courtyard garden— creates a contemplative heart from which all guest experiences flow. Designed alongside an underground atrium, both spaces embrace water as an essential symbol of nature. Kyoto’s typical machiya features a tsuboniwa garden—a uniquely compact yet rich space to enjoy nature,” Kuma notes. “Through the element of water, we wished to share this concept with people coming to the hotel.”

▼温泉水疗室，Spa onsen room © Capella Kyoto

▼水疗按摩室，Spa massage room © Capella Kyoto

▼水疗室楼梯，Spa staircase © Capella Kyoto

▼会议室，Boardroom © Capella Kyoto

含蓄之美：设计中的留白与克制

Design grounded in restraint

在京都嘉佩乐酒店，室内设计是一场深刻的空间美学表达与追求。Brewin Design Office创始人 Robert Cheng表示：“京都之美，深植于其留白与克制。我们希望通过设计，传递那些无形却可感知的品质 – 寂静、节奏与材料中蕴含的智慧。这并非复刻传统，而是在当代生活中，延续这种静谧深邃的精神。”酒店空间以当地自然材质烘托感官体验：本地杉木与柏木贯穿建筑，竹材融入室内与庭院景观，拥有古老历史的西阵织丝绸巧妙地呈现于室内空间。客房设计则强调时光的流动，深石浴缸静谧面向庭院，引景入室，重塑了日本传统的“观景入浴”仪式。

Brewin Design Office approached Capella Kyoto as an exercise in spatial storytelling. “Kyoto’s mastery lies in its restraint,” says Robert Cheng, Founder of Brewin Design Office. “Our ambition was to express its invisible qualities – stillness, rhythm, material intelligence – through the language of design rather than decoration. Rather than replicating tradition, we sought to evolve its essence through a contemporary lens. “It’s about carrying forward Kyoto’s spirit of discretion and intimacy, not merely referencing its past.” Local materials shape the sensory experience throughout: cypress and cedar from the region, bamboo integrated into both interiors and the Zen landscape, and Nishiki-ori silk—a glossy fabric long made in Kyoto—woven into the design narrative. Guestrooms are oriented to capture natural light at different times of day, with deep stone bathing tubs positioned to encourage the Japanese ritual of contemplative bathing while gazing at carefully framed courtyard views.

▼温泉套房，Onsen suite © Capella Kyoto

▼豪华客房，Deluxe king room © Capella Kyoto

▼高级寺景客房，Premier temple-view king room © Capella Kyoto

▼套房起居室，Suite living room © Capella Kyoto

▼套房卧室，Suite bedroom © Capella Kyoto

▼卫生间，Bathroom © Capella Kyoto

餐饮空间：以当地设计续写京都人文艺述

Dining as cultural bridge

酒店公共空间以延续传统日式建筑精神为底蕴，用设计重新定义共鸣与共处的艺术和款客之道。嘉佩乐客厅的灵感源于传统“行灯”，柔光如纸笼轻覆，营造出静谧而亲密的交流氛围，是一处让人放缓呼吸、感知彼此存在的格调空间。

Shared spaces throughout the hotel reference traditional Japanese architecture while serving distinct hospitality purposes. The Living Room, conceived to evoke a Japanese-style andon lantern—a type of lamp with a wooden frame and paper covering that provides soft light—serves as an intimate gathering space for guests.

▼嘉佩乐客厅，The Living Room © Capella Kyoto

酒店的核心餐饮空间，是对经典“御茶屋”文化的现代致敬。32个座位精心布局，包含12席静谧吧台与20席雅致酒廊席位。宾客的体验将始于一处居家客厅般的温暖酒廊，随之自然过渡至开放式厨房的用餐空间，烹饪成为一场沉浸演出，而每位宾客都是这场仪式的参与者。日式餐厅保留了原新道小学的木材与手作灯具，借由光影与材质再现旧时匠艺与地貌记忆。餐厅以深夜食味为灵感，突破京都餐饮多以休闲风格为主的传统，为夜间用餐体验赋予独特且精致的风情。全日制法式餐吧，以京都的静谧优雅与手工艺美学，重新演绎巴黎咖啡文化。它将大理石、人字拼接地板与精雅细节，同日本设计所特有的宁静、专注、以自然为核心的意境相融合。空间柔和、明亮而富有诗意，以灵感源自日本装饰细节的柱体、浅色调木材、细腻编织肌理以及作为自然隔断的雅致花艺共同构筑一处富有诗意的空间。

The 32-seat signature restaurant featuring 12 intimate counter seats and a 20-seat lounge bar, creates a contemporary echo of an ochaya teahouse—beginning in a residential-style lounge which transitions into an open kitchen dining space. The Japanese restaurant features wood and handmade lighting reclaimed from the former Shinmichi Elementary School, reflecting Kyoto’s rustic craftsmanship and honouring the site’s heritage. Conceived as an elevated late-night dining venue—uncommon in Kyoto’s largely casual after-hours scene— the restaurant offers a sophisticated ambience that fills a gap in the city and introduces a distinctive new option for night-time dining. The all-day French brasserie, reimagines Parisian café culture through the quiet elegance and craftsmanship of Kyoto, blending marble, herringbone floors and refined detailing with the serene, intentional, nature-focused sensibility of Japanese design. The space feels soft, luminous, and poetic, defined by columns inspired by Japanese ornamental language, pale woods, delicate woven textures, and subtle floral compositions that act as natural partitions.

▼Carte Blanche餐厅，Carte Blanche restaurant © Capella Kyoto

▼私人餐厅，Private dining room © Capella Kyoto

京都嘉佩乐酒店区域总经理 John Blanco表示：“每一个设计决策背后，皆蕴含着一个共同的愿景：让时间慢下来，唤醒感知的敏锐度，使文化在空间中自然流露。建筑不仅是容器，更是一场关于发现与探索的旅程。既致敬京都深厚的历史底蕴，也呼应了嘉佩乐细致入微的款待之道。”

“At Capella Kyoto, every design decision serves a deeper purpose: to slow time, heighten awareness, and create space for cultural immersion that reveals the authentic spirit of place,” says John Blanco, Cluster General Manager, Capella Kyoto. “The architecture and interiors don’t merely frame experiences; they orchestrate a journey of discovery that honours both Kyoto’s rich legacy and the intimate, bespoke hospitality that defines Capella.”

▼竹编装置，Bamboo installation © Capella Kyoto